Cuff button



Juhe r24,1930. I -P. IA. CUR-rm 1,767,436

' GUFF BUTTON Filed July 25, 1928 Patented June 1930 i i titane-j BETERA. comm. or

Borsato, Yoaizj Gurn BUTTON Application filed July 25,

My invention relates to improvements in cuil' buttons; one of itsobjects being to provide a simple .device oi this character, easilysecnrable to and readily removable from the cuffs of shirt sleeves, andwherein provisionis made to permit the extension of the culil button sothat the sleeve maybe drawn up-v wardly on the arniand retained in suchposition, which it is oftentimes found otl advantage Vtodo to preventthe soiling oi the culls. Y l

It also has 'for its object the` production of a simple and .inexpensivecuii button in which the linl .is ina-de in the form of an extensibleelement readily replaceable from the heads of the button. 1 A stillfurther object ,of my inif'ention is the provision of a link cuibuttonin which an ordinary rubber band may be utilized as a shank o r linkconnecting the tivo heads of the button, and in Which novel means' areprovided for connecting the rubber band to A the heads of the button.

V.Vith the above and other objects inrviev7 to appearl hereinafter, theinvention consists', inthe novel features of construction and in thearrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter described, andmore particularly pointed out in `the-subyoined claims.

' In the drawings Fig. l is a perspective view of a link culi buttonconstructed in accordance with my invention, in a form which I nowconsider preferred.` f

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Fig. 3 a longitudinal section taken on line 3 3, Fig. 2. K y

Fig. et is an` outer face view of one of the heads of the button,

Fig. 5 isfan inner `face view thereof.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section taken on I Fig. 6 is a view ofthebutton showing the shank thereof vsurrounded by a liexiblc cover, whichalso serves as a spacing device for the heads.

Fig. is aview of the rubber band form ing the shank or link of thebutton and the retainer pins associated therewith. l

5o Fig. S is a view of the cuil end of a sliirt` i928. sensirnl?.Lestat/i.

sleevepshowing my improvei'l' button applied l thereto. Fig. 9 is alongitudinal section through tion in inodiiied form. .I Figs. l0 and llare similar views .of other: modified fornis'o the invention.V "i

The heads of the button may be Vconstructed vlike lordinary lgarmentbuttons, with the exception that the heads would be provided Withari-'oblong opening insteadl of two or more small openings for thepassage therethrough of a fastening thread; but theinvention maybeY usedin conjun'c# tion yvith different types of heads, such las areillustrated, for example, in'Figs. 9 to` ll of the drawings.V 'g f InFigs. l toG ofl the drawings, I have shown ordinary `buttons formed ofhorn, bone, or other like materiah and these I' refer to as the headsetthe cuff buttons anddesignate by the numeral l1. Each of theseheads hascentrally formed Vtherein an oblong opening `12, andin the outer face:of each head or button fa concaved depression I is formed.` l l As thelink or shank for connecting theA tivo heads or buttons lin vdesiredlspaced relation, I' utilize aV rubber bandpM, the Width of which isslightly lessthan thei length of each of the openings 12 in the `headsorbuttons ll, so that the doubled-up ends of this band may be passedthrough the openings frointhe inner side of the heads for buttons, andas the combined thickness of the two stretches or sides of the rubberband is great'- Vone end oi a button embodying my invener thanvthei'vidth .of veach of the slots, (it is` necessary to place inthefolded portion olE the rubber band, and inoreparticularly against thebights of. the band, a thin strip of metal'or the lilre, over whichthefolded endof the band is stretched, so that the S @met doublethickness of the rubber and the thick# ness otv the metallic strip Willbe less'lthan the Width `ofthe openings 1 2 in the buttons.

- When the rubber is `passed through Vthese openings, While in astretched condition, the folded ends inserted through tlieheads orbuttons may be taken hold vof and themetallic or ,otherV strip Withdrawnfrom .the

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band. Retainer pins are then slipped through the projecting ends of theband and positioned lengthwise over the oblong openings 12 in thedirection of their length so that opposite ends of -the pins extendbeyond the opposite ends vof said openings and bear against the heads orbuttons 11 within the depressions 13. The rubber band is then pulledinwardly so that the bights of the same will be brought firmly againstthe retainer pins in the manner best shown in Fig. 2, wherein the pinsare shown spanning or bridging the openings 12 lengthwise. It isapparent that when stretching a rubber band, it becomes' narrower andthinner along the region stretched, and at such region possessesinherent expansive qualities which come into play immediately thevstretching of such region ceases. Therefore, the rubber band, at theregions confined in the openings 12 in the heads, is held against thewalls of said openings by its inherent expansive qualities whilestretched. This results in the formation of slight shoulders on thebandswhere the stretched regions merge into the unstretched intermediateregion of the band, and these shoulders bear against the inner sides ofthe button heads or impinge against the flared inner portions of thewalls of the openings in the heads when so arranged. In either case thenormal thickness of the band at they endsof the unstretched intermediateportion prevent outward movement of the ends of ythe band, or inwardmovement of the button heads on the band.

As clearly shown in Fig. 3, the rubber band will have its two sides orstretches klying in contact with each other and be slightly compressedwithin the` openings 12 of the heads or buttons so that accidentalremoval of the pins from their seats within thev depressions 13 will notreadily occur. Retention of the pins against their seats is assured dueto the bights or folded portions of the rubber band being prevented frommoving outwardly away from the pins, owing to the stretches of the bandbetween the two heads being unstretched and consequently thicker thanthe stretched portions within the openings-12, thus forming shoulders onthe band which bear against the inner sides of the buttons at oppositesides of the openings therein and prevent outward movement of the bandwithin said openings.

This condition exists at all times, except when the cuff is movedupwardly on the arm to cause stretching of the band portions between theheads, at which time the strain on the rubber band will also positivelyhold the pins against their seats.

rllhe rubber band is preferably of the length of the link or shank of aconventional link button, but is stretchable so that the sleeve can bedrawn'upwardly ontothe arm of a wearer and be so retained, or sol thatthe shirt can be easily removed by the wearer without loosening thebutton from one end of the cuff, as is required when using the ordinarytype of cuil' button having a rigid link or shank connecting the headsthereof.

In Fig. 6 1 lhave shown the link or shank ofthe button surrounded by anenclosure 16 in the form of a spiral spring, which is preferably cut toa length that it does not, when at full expansion, tend to stretch therubberband or shank la proper. This spiral spring under full expansionsimply bears against the inner sides ofthe heads or buttons and flexeswith the stretchable link or shank. It is simply utilized to more orless conceal the rubber band, and if desired, the convolutions thereofmay lie in contact one with another so as to fully conceal the band.

In the modifications shown in Figs. 9 and 11, the heads are formed ofmetal, and instead of the concaved depression shown'in the preferredconstruction, each has a long and narrow depression 17 provided in theouter face of the head slightly larger than the retainer pin 15, and theend walls of this depression are made abrupt or formed at right anglesto the bottom thereof, as at 18, so that the ends of the retainer pinhave firm bearing against these end walls, which prevent the retainerpins from sliding lengthwise under any condition of use. The' head shownyin Fig. 9 is flat in cross section, while the head shown in Fig. 11, isconcaveconveX; but in other respects they are alike.

In the modification shown in F ig. 10` a hollow head is provided, thehead having a dished inner or rear member 19 through which the elongatedopening 12 is formed, and by dishing this inner or rear member, amarginal wall 20 is provided, against which the ends of the retainer pin15 bear. The front or open side of this dished portion may be coveredwith a front or facingmember 21 -having a flange 22 which encircles theinner or rear meinber and mav be lapped over the rear thereof, as at 23..The face of this front or facing member mav have any desiredornamentation` or lips 2a may be stamped therefrom for engaging anydesired stone 25 placed against the front wall for ornamental orembellishing purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A cuff button,comprising two heads, each having a single slot therein and astretchable link passed through said slots and detachably connected atcpposite ends to the opposite heads, said link being compressed withinthe slots of said heads and having means at the outer side of each headto prevent its being removed from said slot under stretching of saidlink.

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2. cuff button, comprising two heads, each having a single oblongopening centrally therein, a stretchable link having opposite endspassed through said openings, and removable meanson the exterior of'said heads for detachably securing said link to said heads. j

3. A cuff button, comprising twospaeed heads, each having a singleoblong opening centrally,therethrough, a rubber band connected to saidheads and having opposite folded ends inserted through said oblongopenings from the inner sides of said heads, the bights of said rubberband extending outwardly beyond the outer faces of said heads, and adevice at the outer sides of said heads bridging said oblong openingsand having the bights of the rubber band drawnV thereagainst instretched condition. Y

et. A cuff button, comprising two spaced heads, an elastic band servingas a stretchable link connected at opposite ends to said heads, and aspiral spring surrounding said link and bearing at opposite ends againstthe inner sides of said heads, said stretchable link allowing movementof said heads away from the ends of said spring while maintaining saidheadsin restrained connected relation.

5. A cuff button, comprising two spaced heads, an elastic band servingas a stretchable link connected at opposite ends to said heads andnormally holding said headsv in spaced relation when unstretched, and aspiral spring surrounding said link and bearing at opposite endsagainstthe inner sides of said heads without causing stretching of saidlink, said stretchable linkallowing movement of said heads away from theends of said spring while maintaining said heads in restrained connectedrelation.

6. A cuff button, comprising two spaced heads, each head having an.oblong opening centrally therethrough and depressions in the outerfaces of said heads adjacent said openings, a rubber band having its twostretches lying in contact one with the other and having the folded'endsthereof passed through the openings in said heads, and retainer pinsbridging'the openingsvin said heads and having the ends thereof lyingwithin said depressions and the bights of said rubber band drawn intocontact with said pins.

7. A cuff button, comprising two heads spaced apart, each provided withan opening therein, a depression in the outer face of each head atopposite ends of said opening, a rubber band connecting said heads andhaving the folded ends thereof extended through said openings from theinner sides of said heads, and a retainer pin for each head of greaterlength than the width of said band spanning the opening in said head andprojecting with opposite ends into saidl ,andastretchable banddetachably connected at its folded ends lto opposite heads, said headshaving slots throughwhich said folded ends are passed while inkstretched condition, the stretching of said ends formingv shouldersl attheir points of connection with the intermediate unstretched portion ofIsaid` band which bear against the inner sides of said heads, and meanspassing-through said folded ends separatefrom said heads to preventwithdrawal `ofsaid stretchable band from said heads, the stretchedfolded ends of said bands preventing inward movement of said heads alongsaid band.

In testnnonywhereof, I aiiix my signature.

rnrnnn. CURTIN.

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